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| - | :The Ostrich's "official" name, ''Struthio camelus'', Greek means "sparrow camel." | + | :The Ostrich's "official" name, ''Struthio camelus'', means "sparrow camel." |
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| + | <tr><td width="*" align="left" valign="top"> '''pig''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Intelligent and succulent omnivore; domesticated swine. '''2.''' Yo mama. | ||
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| + | == Usage == | ||
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| + | "Eat-in? More like a fucking facist ''pig''-out." | ||
| + | :– an angry [[Addisson]], in an apparent misunderstanding of the [[Massive Dinner Send-Back]], 1955. | ||
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| + | "What you talkin' 'bout, Wilbur?" | ||
| + | :- Charlotte, while spinning her web. | ||
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| + | == Extrapolation == | ||
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| + | Common usage and slang is generally extrapolated from the pig defined as a dirty animal and a tasty treat. A ''pig skin'', for example, is tasty. A ''pig-in-a-blanket'', is not what you want to wake up next to. | ||
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| + | The AA totem pig was famously aped by William Golding in ''Lord of the Flies''; it's origin, however, is unclear. [[Gnome]] [[psy-ops]] tried to link it to claims of Jew-baiting, but this is doubtful. | ||
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| + | == Non Canonical Text == | ||
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| + | Civilization owes a curiously underappreciated debt to the pig. The domestication of wild boar seems to go hand-in-hand with the transition from hunting and gathering societies to more sedentary agricultural communities. | ||
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| + | Of particular note to Western Civilization is the ancient Euro-Aegean custom of offering pigs to the Mother-goddess, who took the form of Demeter to the Greeks. | ||
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| + | The sacrificial pig of the pre-Christian initiation ceremonies of the Eleusinian Mysteries was only a step away from the sacrifical lamb of Christian mythology. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | *[[Dewey Rose]] | ||
| + | *[[The Worship of Tits]] | ||
| + | *[[Goat]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:Pig.jpg|thumb|center|Yo Mama.]] | ||
| + | == Desiderata == | ||
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| + | ''Raw mountain oysters smell'' remarkably like truffles. | ||
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| + | ''Boars ejaculate a pint'' of semen during half-hour long orgasms. | ||
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| + | A boar with no testicles is called a ''barrow''. | ||
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| == See Also == | == See Also == | ||
| *[[Owl]] | *[[Owl]] | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 2 May 2005
Ostrich n. 1. A comical and flightless bird originating in Africa, reaching a height of up to 2.5 metres and capable of running up to 65 km/h, it is farmed all over the world. 2. A phantom of liberty. 3. Gnome parlance for a Liberal.
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- The Ostrich's "official" name, Struthio camelus, means "sparrow camel."
pig n. 1. Intelligent and succulent omnivore; domesticated swine. 2. Yo mama.
Usage"Eat-in? More like a fucking facist pig-out."
"What you talkin' 'bout, Wilbur?"
ExtrapolationCommon usage and slang is generally extrapolated from the pig defined as a dirty animal and a tasty treat. A pig skin, for example, is tasty. A pig-in-a-blanket, is not what you want to wake up next to. The AA totem pig was famously aped by William Golding in Lord of the Flies; it's origin, however, is unclear. Gnome psy-ops tried to link it to claims of Jew-baiting, but this is doubtful. Non Canonical TextCivilization owes a curiously underappreciated debt to the pig. The domestication of wild boar seems to go hand-in-hand with the transition from hunting and gathering societies to more sedentary agricultural communities. Of particular note to Western Civilization is the ancient Euro-Aegean custom of offering pigs to the Mother-goddess, who took the form of Demeter to the Greeks. The sacrificial pig of the pre-Christian initiation ceremonies of the Eleusinian Mysteries was only a step away from the sacrifical lamb of Christian mythology. See Also
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 DesiderataRaw mountain oysters smell remarkably like truffles. Boars ejaculate a pint of semen during half-hour long orgasms. A boar with no testicles is called a barrow. |
